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Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt

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Date Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:53:08 -0500
Subject Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Jussi Piitulainen
<jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> wrote:
>> The feature isn't bad, it's just very, very badly named.
>
> I believe it would read better - much better - if it was "for/then"
> and "while/then" instead of "for/else" and "while/else".

That's always been my opinion too.  I'd remember how the construct
worked if it was for/then (and while/then).  Since seeing for/else
always makes my brain lock up for a few seconds when I'm reading code,
I don't bother using it.

Jerry

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  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-01-20 23:47 -0500
  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-21 15:52 +1100
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:55 -0800
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:55 -0800
  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:54 -0800
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 22:00 -0800
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-21 08:04 +0000
  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt René Klačan <rene.klacan@gmail.com> - 2013-01-21 05:54 +0100
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:57 -0800
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt René Klačan <rene.klacan@gmail.com> - 2013-01-21 06:06 +0100
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt René Klačan <rene.klacan@gmail.com> - 2013-01-21 06:07 +0100
        Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Thomas Boell <tboell@domain.invalid> - 2013-01-22 16:39 +0100
          Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 02:42 +1100
            Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Thomas Boell <tboell@domain.invalid> - 2013-01-22 16:48 +0100
              Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 03:07 +1100
              Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-01-22 23:22 +0000
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt René Klačan <rene.klacan@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 01:34 +0100
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-01-22 22:11 -0500
              Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 17:28 -0800
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Thomas Boell <tboell@domain.invalid> - 2013-01-23 12:22 +0100
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Jussi Piitulainen <jpiitula@ling.helsinki.fi> - 2013-01-23 15:35 +0200
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 09:53 -0500
                Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Frank Millman <frank@chagford.com> - 2013-01-25 10:15 +0200
          Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2013-01-22 15:48 +0000
            Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Duncan Booth <duncan.booth@invalid.invalid> - 2013-01-22 15:52 +0000
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:57 -0800
  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Mitya Sirenef <msirenef@lightbird.net> - 2013-01-20 23:57 -0500
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:59 -0800
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Mitya Sirenef <msirenef@lightbird.net> - 2013-01-21 01:09 -0500
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 20:59 -0800
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 21:46 -0800
  Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2013-01-20 21:56 -0800
    Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt eli m <techgeek201@gmail.com> - 2013-01-21 07:37 -0800
      Re: Else statement executing when it shouldnt Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 05:44 +1100

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